Candy-forming machine



July 12 '1927.

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A TTOR/VEYS Patented .luly 12, 1927.

* UNITED STATES eaaesz PATENT OFFICE,

ZACHEUS M. MARR, OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO RACINE CONFECTIONERS' MACHINERY 00., OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

CANDY-FORMING MACHINE.

. Application filed March 10, 1922. Serial No. 542,705.

-This invention relates to'a candy forming machine.

I The object of the invention is to provide a machine of the above character by which candy may be formed and placed upon both ends of a stick to produce the so-called dumb bell candies.

It is. also an object of the invention that the candies may be formed in a rapid and efficient manner.

Other objects, and objects relating to detail of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, will hereinafter appear in the detailed description to follow.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings, in which I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, 4 140 Figure 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the same, i

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the same, and

Figure 1 is a perspective view' of the candy forming cylinder.

Referring to the drawings more particularly, 10 designates a base which supports a pair of posts 11, said posts being secured to the base in any suitable manner. A shaft 12 is supported by the posts 11 to adjustable bearings. The hearings in each instance eonsist in a cap 12 which eo-operate with a recess 13 in the associated post 11 for providing a housing in which a block 14 may slide.

The block 14 is provided withia suitable opening to journal an end of the shaft 12,

and by the means of a pair of flange bolts or set screws 15' for each block the shaft 12 may be verticallyadjusted. Theposts 1-1 also support the shafts 13 and 14 which in turn carry the cylinder 15 and 16 respective ly'. The shaft 13,is provided with adjustable bearings 16' of the same construction as those describe-d for the shaft 12. One end of the drive shaft 12 has secured thereto a belt pulley 19 over which there is passed abelt 20,

said belt being suitably driven by power means, not shown. The same end of the drive shaft 12 also has secured thereon a gear 22 which is adapted to mesh with the large gear 23 carried by the similar end of the shaft 13. Upon the shaft 13 and likewise upon the shaft 14 there is carried a gear 24 which constantly mesh, and are of the same i gear ratio and adapted to cause rotation of the cylinders 15 and 16 inopposite directions at the same speed when the drive shaft 12 is rotated.

The cylinder 16 provided with a plurality'of longitudinally extending grooves 25, each of said grooves terminating at its ends in a recesses 26, the recesses 26 being preferably hemispherical in shape as shown-Intermediate the recesses 26 there is formed upon the peripheral surface of the cylinder a pair of annular grooves 28. I

Arranged over the top of the cylinder 16 is a hopper generally indicated at 29, which is secured to the posts 11 by means of bolts or rivets, as indicated at 30. The bottom of the hopper is preferably disposed at approximately 410 to the horizontal and its lower end is made complemental to the peripheral surface of the cylinder 16. The lower edges of the front wall 18 of the hopper and the similar edges of the side walls 7 are also made complemental to the cylinder 16. The cylinder 16 forms a closure for the lower end of the hopper 29. v

Atable, gene-rally indicated'at 32, is provided and secured to the post 11 by means of bolts, as at 33, the forward end of said table being positioned in close proximity to the peripheral surface of the cylinder 15, as indicated at 33, The top of the table provides suitable means whereby candy when in its mold-able state may be fed between the cylinders 15 and 16. Supported by the table 32 is ablock, generally indicated at 34, said block being secured to the table by means of a bolt, as indicated at 36. The inner sur-. face of the block 34 is complemental to the peripheral surface of the cylinder 16, and one purpose of the block is to hold sticks or pins which may be fed into the grooves 25 95 from thehopper 29 against falling from said grooves until they pass between the two'cylinders 15 and 16. The pins fed into the groove 25 are indicated in the hopper, as shown at 37. Also the block 34 serves as a 100 division of the feed table 32, and acts as a guide for feeding the candy upon each side thereof I Upon the front sides of the posts 11 there is provided adischarge table, generally in- 105 dicated at 38, said discharge table having formed at .its rear end a'circularenlargement, as indicated at 39, which is adapted to surround the cylinder 15. The table is also formed with a pair of downwardly extending 11 wing portions, as indicated at 40, which are provided with slots 41, and through each of said slots extends a bolt 42, one for each post 11, and by which the discharge table may be adj ustably held.

Forward to the drive shaft 12 there is positioned and rotatably supported a shaft 41 which carries a roller 42 about which passes a conveyor belt 43, the conveyor belt passing about a similar roller at its other end and at a remote point not shown. The shaft 41 has secured thereon a sprocket wheel 44 which is connected through the sprocket chain 45 to the sprocket wheel .46 which is secured upon the shaft 13 by which the'conveyor belt 43 may be driven. ,From forward side of the hopper 29 there extends a pair of bolts 47, one at each side thereof, as shown, said bolts having slidably mounted thereon a strip 48. Interposed between the head of each bolt and the strip 48 is a coil spring 49 which is adapted to press inwardly upon the strip 48. Upon the strip 48 is formed a pair of fingers 50, the lower ends of 'which are turned-inwardly and pointed and disposed in the air of annular grooves 28 formed in the cylinder 16.

In the operation of the present device the pins 37 are placed in the hopper 29 as shown and the candy is fed over the table 32 in between the cylinders 15 and 16. Sheets of candy should be fed upon each side-of the block 34, when it is desired to form the socalled dumb bell candies. The cylinders 15 and 16 will revolve in opposite directions, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 2, whereby the sheets of candy will'be drawn u n the cylinders and pressed upon the ends of the sticks carried in the rooves 25 and so forming upon each aud o? the stick a mass of candy similar in shape to the recesses 26. As the sticks having cand formed on the ends thereof pass over the ischarge table 38 they are engaged by the fingers 50 and removed from the cylinder 16. The candies will drop upon the discharge table 38 and by gravity move to the conveyor belt 43 by which they are conveyed to any dc sire place.

WVhile I have shown and described the preferred form of construction of my invention I wish it to be understood that I. am aware of the fact that slight changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as lndicated by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A candy forming machine of the character described, comprising in combination a pair of cylinders journalled for rotating movement and their peripheral surfaces opcrating in close proximity, one cylinder having a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in its peripheral surface, each groove being enlarged at its opposite ends to pro- -ing a vide candy forming recesses, said recesses terminating at their remote ends short of the ends of said one cylinder, means for feeding sticks into said grooves, and means by which said cylinders may be rotated in opposite directions.

2. A candy forming machine of the character described, comprising in combination, a pair of cylinders journaled for rotating movement and their peripheral surfaces operating in close proximity, one cylinder hav ing a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in its peripheral surfaces, said grooves terminating at each of their ends short of the corresponding-end of said one cylinder and in acandy-forming recess, means by which said cylinders ma be rotated in opposite directions, means or feed-- in sticks-into said grooves, a table arranged ac jacent' the side of said cylinders where it occurs that the peripheries travel toward each other when said cylinders are turning in opposite directions and a discharge table arranged upon the opposite side ofsaid cylinders, said discharge table having its inner end pivotally supported and its outer end adapted to be swung upwardly and downwardly, and means by which said table may be adjustably held.

- 3. A candy forming machine of the char acter described, comprising in combination a pair of cylinders journaled for rotative movement and their peripheral surfaces operating in close proximity, one cylinder havplurality of longitudinal grooves formed in its peripheral surface, each groove terminating at each of its ends in a candy forming recess, means by which said cylinders may be rotated in opposite directions,

and means by which a pin may be automatically fed during the rotation of the ooved cylinder into each of said longitudinal grooves in position to extend at its ends into said candy forming recesses.

4. A candy forming machine of the character described, comprising in combination, a pair of cylinders journaled for rotating movement and their peripheral surfaces op erating in close proximity, one cylinder having ,a plurality. of longitudinal grooves formed in its peripheral surface, said grooves terminating atjeach of their ends in a candy forming recess, means by which said cylinders may be rotated in opposite directions, a hopper positioned over said grooved cylinder, said cylinder forming'the bottom for the hopper whereby upon placing candy sticks within the hopper, the same will be till block also constituting a division member for spacing apart two sheets of candy forming material which may be fed between the cylinders.

5.111 a candy forming machine, a pair of rotatably supported adjacent parallel cylinders, one of said cylinders having a groove extending longitudinally in its periphery, said groove being enlarged at its ends to provide candy forming recesses, said recesses terminating at their remote ends short of the ends of the peripheral wall of the said one cylinder, and means for feeding sticks into said grooves.

6.111 a candy forming machine, a pair of cylinders, one of said cylinders having a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves in its periphery extending longitudinally thereof, each of said grooves being enlarged at its opposite ends to provide candy forming recesses, said recesses terminating at their remote ends short of the ends of said one cylinder, means for feeding sticks into said grooves, and means for supporting the cylinders for rotation in adjacent parallel relation to each other, said supporting means including adjustable elements operable to vary the distance between the peripheral surfaces of said cylinders.

7. In a candy machine, a molding roll having two series of molding cavities and stick receiving grooves between adjacent cavities in the several series.

8. In a candy machine, a molding roll having two circumferential series of molding cavities, longitudinal grooves extending between adjacent cavities in the several series, and one or more circumferential grooves. intersecting said longitudinal grooves.

9. In a candy machine, the combination with means for molding material into tablets, of means for forcing sticks into said tablets in a direction transverse to the lengths of said sticks.

10. in a candy machine, the combination with means forinolding candy material into tablets, of means for assembling sticks with said tablets, said parts being constructed and arranged to force said sticks into said tablets by relative movement of the candy material and sticks in a direction transverse to the length of the latter.

11. in a' candy machine, the combination of means for molding material into tablets, means for assembling sticks with said tablets, and means for forcing said sticks into said tablets in a direction transverse to the lengths of the sticks. I

12. In a candy machine, in combination, a pair of molding rolls provided with mold cavities and stick receiving grooves, means for supplying sticks to said grooves, and means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions, said parts being constructed and arranged to force said sticks laterally into the material in said mold cavities as said rolls are rotated.

13. In a candy machine, in combination, molding rolls each provided with mold cavities and stick receiving grooves, means for supplying sticks to the grooves of one of said rolls, means for continuously rotating said rolls, and means for forcing the said sticks laterally into the material in said mold cavities as said rolls are'rotated.

14. in a candy machine, in combination, molding means including a mold cavity for molding material into tablets, means for delivering stidks with their ends in the final position with respect to said mold cavity which they are to occupy with respect to said tablets, and means for operating the aforesaid means to form said tablets and assemble said sticks therewith.

15. in a candy forming machine, in combination, a pair of molding rolls, at least one of said rolls having mold cavities and'stick receiving grooves terminating at one end in said mold cavities, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions, and means for feeding sticks into said grooves so as to extend into said mold cavities, whereby candy material fed to the said mold cavities will be formed upon the end of said sticks.

16. in a candy machine, in combination, a pair of molding rolls at least one of which is provided with two series of molding cavities and stick receiving grooves between adjacent cavities of the respective series, means for rotating said rolls, and means for supplying sticks to said grooves, said parts being constructed and arranged to press said sticks laterally into the material in said mold cavities as said rolls are rotated.

17 In a candy machine, in combination; a pair of molding rolls at least one of which is provided with two series of molding cavities and stick receiving grooves between adjacent cavities of the respective series, means for rotating said rolls, means for supplying sticks to said grooves, and means for pressing said sticks into the material in said cavities.

18. The herein described method of forming suckers which consists in filling a mold cavity with plasticcandy material to form a tablet and inserting a stick into said tablet by pressing the stick into the tablet in a direction transverse to the length of thestick.

ZACHEUS M. MARE. 

